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Mixed things around.

Bucs coach Todd Bowles could sense the 2023 season was about to crater. He mentioned yesterday some Bucs players had kept their teammates from jumping off the cliff. Facing a possible 3-6 record with a trip to San Francisco just around the bend will do that. [read more]

Lavonte David

Man, was it cool to see the Bucs defense hunting yesterday. [read more]

Roster talent is a main reason Joe can’t give head coach Todd Bowles any kind of pass for this Buccaneers season. [read more]

Exciting times at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters.

Joe loves victories. And Joe adores when they are part of a very meaningful Sunday. [read more]

“Mike, I told ya before that guy’s a clown.”

NFL super insider Peter King of NBC Sports can’t help himself. [read more]

Non-factor.

Bucs coach Todd Bowles said there was no secret in why and how the Bucs were able to keep beastly Tennessee running back Derrick Henry off his train tracks yesterday. [read more]

Saved guys from jumping overboard?

Maybe Joe’s favorite one-liner from internationally famous JoeBucsFan.com columnist, the Sage of Tampa Bay sports, Ira Kaufman, came while Ira was recording an edition of the “Ira Kaufman Podcast” with Joe from Joe’s room at the posh Aria Casino and Resort in Las Vegas. [read more]

Professor.

A lot is being made of how Bucs coach Todd Bowles held a defense-only meeting this week to sort of have an Airing of Grievances. [read more]

Bucs defense celebrates Antoine Winfield’s interception, Gravediggers style in win over the Titans Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com)

It’s been way too long since we’ve had a Victory Monday. So here we are. Finally. Grab your coffee and belly up to the bar. [read more]

Bad drop didn’t stop him.

Joe may have never heard the crowd at The Licht House so quiet. [read more]

What a day to be alive!

Sorry, Joe isn’t in the let’s-lose-intentionally crowd. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

You either succumb to pressure or you embrace the challenge.

On Sunday, the Bucs gave pressure a big old bear hug en route to a 20-6 victory against punchless Tennessee. What pressure? Glad you asked.

Had the Titans prevailed, the Bucs would have been heading to California trying to avoid their first 6-game losing streak since the 2-14 debacle of 2014.

That’s pressure.

A defense that was ravaged by C.J. Stroud at Houston needed to rebound in a big way against another rookie quarterback, especially since Todd Bowles called on his unit to display professional pride.

That’s pressure.

And speaking of pressure, that’s what spelled the difference against Will Levis, who rarely had an opportunity to feel comfortable in the pocket. Bowles dialed up an ultra-aggressive blitzing scheme that shook, rattled and rolled Levis into a QB rating of 53.3. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

Joe always pays close attention when general manager Jason Licht starts naming names. [read more]

Calijah Kancey explains.

Bucs rookie Calijah Kancey may not have blown up today. That doesn’t mean the Titans’ offense didn’t feel him. [read more]

Real threat — in pass game.

Rachaad White’s streak came to an end today. But you can bet he won’t be crying in his pillow. [read more]

First interception of 2023.

A couple of weeks ago, Bucs coach Todd Bowles, who enjoys some good sarcasm, remarked how defensive lineman Will Gholston had more interceptions (one) than his starting secondary. [read more]

No need to fret.

So Mike Alstott Tristan Wirfs was robbed of glory today. He is more pained about that than anything else. [read more]

Joe confirmed with a Buccaneers player in the locker room what was revealed on today’s Bucs-Titans game broadcast on CBS. [read more]

All smiles today.

Boy, what a difference a win makes. [read more]

Todd Bowles got into the minds of his players.

Fans love to compare performances of teams against common opponents, especially when it’s in back-to back weeks.

It’s not fair, but it can be relevant and it’s certainly interesting. [read more]

It came in the fourth quarter with the game already decided — after another quality performance from the Bucs’ iconic 33-year-old linebacker. [read more]